Swedish edit

Etymology edit

äktenskap (marriage) +‎ -lig (-ly)

Adjective edit

äktenskaplig (not comparable)

  1. marital, conjugal (relating to marriage)
    fullgöra sina äktenskapliga plikter
    fulfill one's marital duties (idiomatic, of having sex with one's spouse, like in English)

Declension edit

Inflection of äktenskaplig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular äktenskaplig
Neuter singular äktenskapligt
Plural äktenskapliga
Masculine plural3 äktenskaplige
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 äktenskaplige
All äktenskapliga
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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